Plans are set to serve about 12,000 Thanksgiving meals during the lunchtime celebrations and 28,000-plus meals throughout the day — using 4,700 pounds of turkey, 4,200 pounds of shrimp cocktail, 6,300 pounds of prime rib and 15 different kinds of assorted cakes and pies with all the accompaniments.

Traditional roast turkey is on top of the menu as Fort Leonard Wood plans to host its Thanksgiving Day celebration Nov. 26, in Army warrior restaurants across the installation, with meals for thousands of service members, as well as a specific time and location for Department of War ID cardholders, Gold Star families, veterans and their families.

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Isaiah Buse has served as the publisher of the Houston Herald since 2023. He started with the organization in 2019, and achieved a bachelor's degree in business administration in 2023. He serves on the...